SS2: Stellar Diversity

Introduction:

Our galaxy is like a box of chocolates. Pick a star, and you may be surprised by what you find! Stars can be found with a variety of brightness, distance, luminosity, mass, and temperature.

Activities:

Sorting Stars (GoogleDoc)

Main Sequence (Slideshow)

G2: Sorting Stars (Quia Quiz)

Parallax (Activity)

G3: Your Constellation (ComicLife)

Conclusion:

Stars come in all varieties. Careful study reveals stars with diverse temperature, mass, brightness, and luminosity. They are also different distances from the Earth, and their apparent brightness depends on their own luminosity and their distance away from us.